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VOLUME XXI.
CONCORbJ Ni C, SATURDAY,' NOVEMBER 5,1921.
NO, 241.
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: HAS BEEIJ COr.IFLETED
- The Requirements as to How
VEach State Shall Select Its
1 i f Aid For Roads Constitutes
: r kthe Principal Feature. -
,;'V-, : '; ; T.-" -.
: SYSTEM IS TO HAVE
2 CLASSES OF ROAD
One System Is to Consist of
. Interstate -Roads and the
Other to Consist of Inter
mm
VIM
I fib I
' Ly Counfr Roads.
:,Jv; .',-V;. :"----'y ' -
(By k, eldted Pr.)
v fin to how wh wntR slmU nolei-fB lt
IfVMmkaM for road, eonstiVutwl the
a principal hpw rninre m mp riprni
rif lliifbwsy Act. th onnclmont "of mlilph
& I linn Just been completed, b differen
tinted from the 'Federal Aid Act of
w 101(K nopordtnu to kn annlysln of the
bill toilny fcy tho Pedcrol Fartn Burenn
Federation. V wi.V Vv-1
'i: ', 'h To ccnroKprt or all of i ollolinent
- M of the $75,000,000 of Federal fundi p-"v-
iiroprlated- tnt road rconstrniloii for
'!':' the remainder of the flwnl year a atato
'c i mwtt uolect connected toad nytcin
.::';X not exceeding 7 Ber,nt. of It entire
"f road- mileage for Improvement with
" ' Federal aid. . Thin J-era l to be dl-
K ft Tided lata two vhuwes of roads, one
U t, eonidiitlne of interotare road which
1 ' chall aot exceed 8-f . of the syntem e
: locted, andaipon which notiuore than
C, per cent of 'tba jitate'i, allotment
, 1. rau I expended without tho joint ap-
i '' nrotaal Of the Kccretanr Of ARrlctU-
'.tre.aa admlnltttrator of the act, and.
tho Stato Highway Department. ' The
other claie conMintinn or uia Hirer
count; ' rondi will compose, the tial-
'. , nnce of tlie ystcm ano receive me re
malnder of tuo allotment. '
v. The allotment for ;tho rarloiiB
; : ; f Mates, a estimated . by the Federal
: Farm Ruroau Federation. Included:
j'V.AJtorOi Carolina fl ,70030. -
, . Bl FtS BKAR1. FARMER. r
( . v MYSTERIOUSLY KILLED
v Wm 0 th WealtWert Men lo
i m A-gfrta, Pr- vi,
--f--7'vmwMi, ITOTi'S. Rirfnn Bord,-10i
firmer, titi ona'of the .weaitmest cm
aeiui o.f Naah Coonty, near tore, was
, ' hot to death about 10 o'rtock thin
uvrnlmi a be rode, along in Ida bufixy
two mllca from Bailey. The lifeless
body waa fotmd when the Ti'hlcle ap-
peared on the Greets of Bailey, -'ln-dieationa
wcra Jfhaiib waabot from
innhuKb. - --"V-T-.1. , v
' ' JThe authorities have not yet neeA
! able to aKlirn any moHvo for the klll
; InR-i Jhere. Jn, io evidence .of rob
' bery. ' . ;U. '''-r-Oy-..
f THE COTTON MARKET: f.-:"
; Opralnir Steady at an Advrif of ..8
i " , ; Polrtta lo Decline of 7 Foinla. -
.. . ' ' ' 'V ' tBr AiMljnr4 rcM4 "fy
i , Xew YorkUNov.' R Wltli two boli-
' m a and . Die. cepanu rejtort .on, jrin.
ninga to November 1 acheduled for
next week trading in tbe.cotton mar
ket was comparatively;, quiet-; today.
'. The opening waa ateady at air advance
: ' -.-i v of 9 points; to -a deciine of ;7' points,
: near montha Being firm ori -reporta iat
'' J demand for cotton-on the local mar
., v, ket . .ftA.", r" ' ;...sv '
' i , i Cotton fntiirett -opened ateadv. Deo.
'- 1:4: Jan. 18 Mar.; 18:10: May
17sS2: July 17:38.y ':"l: ';
WORLD'S LARGEST WHEAT -V
" r v : ,TRA,N OPERATED FRIDAY
. ' . Train CempWd of -110 Fully Loaded
fara, Well hng Approximately ,868
" ' "v x Tana. ' 'yyyy 'y- 'i1;.1, .- '-' -.
: "": -;.'. (By thm. AjMMlae Pre). '
' i' :: 'lleRina,. Saskatchewan-' Nov. . B.
' i - Carrying 105,000 biudiela of wheat be
! bind one enine. what to believed to
he tbe world'a record, for a grain train,
A v' wqii operated In Aroola yesterday by
. the Canadian Pacific Railroad, nlne
' ' r! r tcnthfi of a mile Ion. -The train con
; alsted otllO fully loaded cars of
'wheat. a water car and a caboose in
J addition to -ihe engine." The weight
T of the train was approximately. 0,808
. low. : , -y v. -"'r-;
L FOLLETTR DEMANDS r.yyj
i 3 v . . . , MELLO.VS RETDIEMENT
San Seeretaiy f 'Me Treasury Dees
; V Not Want Weaaltb t Pay any Taxea
r-y': a7 la awMMiaiea r;
'i-:!f:-WaBhlngt, Nov.,5. Rettrement of
Secretary Mellon a "th fiscal- head
,' .. f.he government" .was demanded in
?, the Senate today hy senator iarouerre
" republican of . Wisconsin, because of
! tba atUtude which ' the . Wisconsin
Senator said the Treastiry head bold
toward ".the taxation of wealth." Mr.
LnFOUotte asserted that Mr. Mellon
had "openly and .braaenly" declared
that wealth could pot be made to bear
lit share of tbe burden of government.
Weather 'Prediction for Next Week. '
V Br the Aswclated Praa.) ...
- Waslflncton," Nov. 5. Weather pre
dictions for the week beginning Mon-
. dny, include : "
, Hcrath AUantio and East Oulf Htatea
" generat'T fair and normal tempera
tures, yi - ' ' ' ' ' t ;. ;
Oreensbera Country Club" . Destroyed
by Flre. t:
y ;' inf tk AsMvlatea P !. j
''Greensboro, Nov. 5. The Greens
s. .boro country club house, located-near
the city In a fashionable resdentlal
i suburb, was destroyed by fire early
todsv. Tbo toss will omoxlmato
$75,000, partly covered by Insurance.
POLITICAL FA!:.TIC
1
Murderer was the Son of a
Man WKo lis 1 Eluch Influ
. ence in J?r-n 'During. the
Restoratiaa Period.'
ATTACK SUDDEN
'Hi TO THE PREMIER
Never Spoke- After - Being
V Struck by Assassin.- Pe-
tective Also AVounded in
Disarming the Assassin
(y h Atalc4 Pra. :
Ttlo. Nor. A-Hcaiit Information
was arallahle ' nt ' first regnrtllng the
Identity' of the youth at whose hands
Premier- Ultra ; foil. bnt it - becaine
known today that the a.NiKsn was Uie
son of a former' nipmlicr of the Ram-
nrol to, KoUIJers , xHm constltiving
the lower nohUity nnder the Japanese
feilal system, who bad been. man of
Important during ilia .restoration pe
riod. The son. it apnea rsv was. of an
erratic nature and is regarded as a
political fanatic. "He was arrested im
mediately after; the' stabbing. A de
tective, who ' . was , escorting Premier
llarn, was badly tut na the arm and
thn hands in disarming the assassin. '
Premier Hara, It developed from the
details of Friday'' tragic evMrt that
hara come .out, never spoke after tlw;
first onset of tun. assassin. '-The Pre
mier arrived at the station where he
was to .take a train for Kioto and the
station master invited the Premier and
his party 40 rest in the station ofllee
for a moment. v '-
Between this oinco and the gate.
through- which passengers reached the
platform.- Is tlie-stntlnn lilackuoard
and it was boJiliid this - blackboard
that.' the assassin., was Inrklng when
the premler-and party started for the
platform. ' . Darting out from ' behind
this sheltor the youth came immediate
ly into twiilart with his victim anr
thrust the. knife Into the Premier's
breast close to bis heart, i The Pre
mier; collapsed v instantly. - .Friends
took hfm to the- statlou lnalter's office
and fihyslclaDS In the party, gave htm
revive,! ami niett .-wjimn mi jumr
wftbont - regaining "onsciounes. - t
. Tnkio Nor. .8, Tlie Japanese cabi
netresigned otnee after a meeting of .j
tne memhcrs.neiu tnia imornuig.
Notlre f Asaassiaaiion. Received at
:;.: ; Washington: -!
Washington, Nov. 5 Tukawshl
Hara, premier of Jaiwn, was stabbed
at, 75 p. m..' Friday and died soon
afterward, the Japanese embassy- here
was advfsed toduy by theToklo for
eign offloe -In the first word of the as
sassination to reach Washington from
tbe Japanese government.
The embassy communication said
Ttocoiint . Tic hidaav foreign minister- in
the Hara cabinet, ind been acting pre
mier, bnt gave none of tbe' details of
the assassination. ' - -
Tho messago was received in mi
coded form." but Its illlnir time Indlcat.
ed It had experienced considerable do-
lay. . ' .a.-..
CRISIS OF MILK DRIVERS'
. ' .STRIKE HAS PASSED.
It Is Expected That Delireries Will
Re Made Normal Jiarly Next Week,
'.' tBr le jMHateil. Ps.,
New York. . Nov. G.-Ofllclals of the
milk distributing companiea affected
by the- wulkont- last Tuesday- of the
Milk Wagon BrlveW Union, asserted
today the strike crisis had been pass
ed and. that normal deliveries wol d
be esJabfllisbed early next week.
. ; Distribution has leaped from r aero
at. the beginning of, the strike to 65
per cent, of normal,' It was claimed,
more tbau ' meeting Health Commla
sinoer : Copeland'a demand for .a SO
per cent showing.
, More than 30 shots were, fired by
itbe police in tbe course of a pitched
battle in- -Brooklyn last night when a
crowd of strike -: sympathiiiers ; en
trenched In a building excavation-anil
showered, brick and stone on- milk
wagons. .Fifteen arrests were made. -
REPARATIONS COMMISSION TO
; CO TO BERLIN NEXT WEEK
Te Investigate the Recent Deprerla
tion In the German Mark and Means
; to Pay the Allies. r , : .
.. .(By the AmmIiM Press,)' r.-'j1
' Paris, ov.: ' 5. 'Khe'; entire repara
tions commission, Inclnrlng Boland W.
Boydjen, unonVlal member of , the
United States, will leaveN for Berlin
next Monday or Tuesday. .. The eom
mhslon -will, remain, in the 'German
capital two- or three weeks to investi
gate1 measures by which Germany may
procure the necessary funds to reach
the payment of 000,000,000 gold marks
due the Aides by January 15, 1922.
; It will also investigate the . recent
depreciation in the value of the Ger
man mntk.. , '
$30,0 Te Export North Carolina To
. . baeea.. ' v ' -,
. , (By Ike AnwIiM Press.) . .
- Washington, Nov. ft.Au advance of
$.100,000 to finance 4be exportation of
North Carolina tobacco to Great Brit-
ala was ordered today by tbe War Fi
nance Corporation vv - 4a , y , y
v Death of Pioneer Suffrage Worker. '
Elisabeth. N. J., Nov.. 3. Tbe Bet.
Dr, Antonette Lnisa Brown B ackweil,
aged 90, believed to be tbe first wo
man ordained as minister In tbls coun
i try and pioneer outrage worker, dieo
J lure today.'
fit'
WORK L SOME MINES , TO ' .
, , , BE RESUMED TODAY.
Officials Fore cant a General Return t
Work of the S8,00a Striking Mini-era.
- .: h
(By the AwMrlate4 Preaa.
. ladlnnnpolls, lnd Nov. 8: Work1 In
omo of tho mines of the Indlaua coal
field Is expected to be resumed today
flilrt ofliclals forecast a general return
to work in tho next few days of the
28,000 atriklng miners of tho district,
as a result of the action of thc United
States court of appeals at Chicago in
sustaining District Judge A. B. An
dersnn'a Injunction here, prohibiting
the check off. -. - - , , .
John, llessler,: President of District
No. 11 of .the miners' union, annoone.
J-lrni1 ityWU xifumeni
rorsliMjyftul ir 40Opwntihl ngree. In
the-check oft In line with the eours':
ruling announced last nlahr. be would
order ithe men to return lo work at
once. , '
Strike May Be Called Off.
- Kprlngfield, 111., Nov. 5 John U
iJviA, President oC tbe I'nlted Mine
Workers of America, wired strike offi
cials nt ' tlie onion Jn Pennsylvania
Miat It "would le well to avoid tbe
strike called fnr Monday it the opera
tors gave assurance of complying wlKv
yesterday's ' order . of the -i-Federal
court of npoea at Chicago in the
"check off" system case.
- The order was also sent to the Indi
ana miners ofliclals, Mr. Iewis said,
advise them toidlrect a. return to work
if tbo operators indicated tbey will
restore the status of contract.. Be
sides -specific- directions to the Indian
nd Pennsylvania miners, " Mr, Lewis
said that he sent the communication to
all - of tbe fourteen 8tates affected,
advising ofliclals of yesterday's re
prieve granted the check off system. :
Prisoner Gets Out of Pen on Another's
- ';" Pass. '
. . ' (Br tbe Asawlateal Press. :v.v
I)s Ancclcs; Nov. B.-L.' B. Kimme)
was sentenced to one to foiirtceu years
in the San Qucutin prison on a charire
of forgery yesterday. Ho was taken
to the comity jail hut one hour lnlor
he walked out, smiling, said "good-bye"
to the door keeper and disappeared.
Several hours later it was discover
ed that a visitor had no pass. He had
given it to a man who 'demanded it,
thinking the- man was a Jail official,
but it was KImmcl, who presented it
to the door keeper mid got his liberty.
' t Fatal Ante Accident at Gastonla. . .
1 ' (By Ike AaMelated Prew)
Gastonla, Nor. ft Mrs., Maggie
Walker was instantly killed and John
C. Williams wbs seriously injured 'ai
a railroad crossing hero this morning
when a passenger train struck . the
automobile in which they were riding
x CCV O. Wants to Issue Bonds.
Hr k AMdMI4 Prmw.1 -
'--.Washington, Nov. 3.The C. CL k 6.
Railroad sought.-, permission '. today
front the- Interstate Commerce Com
mission to Issue $14,300,000 in first and
consolidated mortgage bonds. x '. f f
For the first time the Massa'cbnsctts'
Horticultural Society baa awarded the
George Robert White Medal to a wo
man. Tbe recipient Is Mrs. Francis
King, of Alma. MIcIl, and sbe receives
this fla!t tering award "in recognition
of her service to horticulture in in
creasing tbe love of plants and gardens
among the :' women of tho United
Htnteg; by her ucces a an organiser
and manuRvr of their garden clubs;
by her public addresses' ami boftks
about gardens, and bv tbe example of
her eiftbualasiB and Industry.".
Sllss Bins M. West of Port Huron,
Mich., who has been merit loned for a
place on the Advisory Conncll of the
American delegation, to the Washing
ton arms conference, was a school
teacher In her early career, and the
first woman in the State of Mirb'gnn
to serve on a local board of school
examiners, t" x'-y-.jz. -
'the .highest ' steam-navigated .. lake
in the world Is Lake Titicaco, wnlcl)
lies at an altitude of i:,54S feet, part
ly In Peru and partly In Bolivia.
John B. tfvundEsq.
THOMAS IS DROI GIIT TO
, , v CABABItt B COl'NTY JAIL
Slayer of Arthur J.- Allen-' Placed In
Cabarrus County Jail Friday After
noon te Await Trial . -
O. G. (Red) Thomres. Charlotte au
tomobile salesman whs had been held
In the, Mecklenbunrf county Jail In
Chiirlotte since the nlsfit of Octolier 2S,
charged with the klllidc of Arthur Al
len, master plumber f ' this-city,' nt
Kn una polls, on that date, was brouglit
to ConeOrd Frhloy afternoon by Sheriff
Carl" Kpears and lodged in Cabarrus
county Jnir to await trial at, the Jan
nary term of 'Superior;. court. .
Thomas was.Hransfiyred to tho Ca
barrus county Jail' by -decree- lssned
Friday by JndR(Tlionia J. ShawTre-
Wti be i-titfi -'of Superb
,.. i MockTenlinw mmtv. Tbe-de-
cree also makes final Judge Shaw's de
cision f last-Tuesday that Thoma
should not he furnished ball, but shall
1 held fnr. Cabarrus Superior court
which convenes In January.-' At the
battens corpus . hearing Tuesday attor
neys for Thomas asked Judge Mhnw
to give them opportunity to produce
other rebuttal evidence before -closing
the bearing and in the decree tbe Judae
States that since he has not been fur
nished with any further evidence the
"court finds that the petitioner is not
entitled to boll, and the petition or
motion of the petitioner Is hereby re
spectfully declined."
Thomas - was carried to Charlotte
Immediately after ie shooting on the
night of October 2.", he having request
ed that he be taken to some Jail other
than the one In Concord because of
Allen's popularity in this comity. Af
ter the batros corpus hearing In Char
lotte Tuesday Solicitor Hayaden Clem
ent announced that the shite would
produce evidence Dint would argc
Thomas with first decree murder.
The decree of Judue . Shaw, entitled
Slate vs. .0. .6. .Tlioiiuia, follows: .
''This cause coming on to lc heard
before His Honor 'I'lios. J. Shaw in
Chambers, at Charlotte, North Caro
lina, and being bean! on Tuesday, the
First .day of November. 1021. on the
petition of Jail on Inind pending the
hearing or trial of the above case in
Cahnrms County; :md' after hearing
the evirieiice offered ly the petitioner
and the evidence offered, by-the State,
the Court remanded the defeudant In
to the custody of the .Sheriff of Mock
leutmrg County and held the matter
open, to give tho petit loner an oppor
tunity to produeo other rebuttal evi
dence, and the petitioner having failed
to produce nny further evidence.,
"The Court finds that the petitioner
Is not entitled to hnil and it Is tttere
fore,' ordered, adjudged and , decreed
that the petitioner le remanded to
Jail- without bond, mid thatthe ald
DCtltioucr. defendant, be transferred
and committed to the common Jail of
Cabafros County, there to be held for
trial without bond, and the petition or
motion of the petitioner Is, hereby-re-spectfiiUlt
declined." : . , -
In Jfemory of Y. M. C A. Founder.
'London, - Nov. 5. In Westminister
Abbey a magnificent stained glass
window is to- be nnvelle with Inter
esting eretnonles tomorrow as a mem
orial -to 'Sir George -, Williams, the
founder of the Tcung Men's Christian
ianintifm tii nut hundredth unni-
nnirv of whose birth wis recently
celebratedTomorrow will be the an
niversary of his death in 1905. ;; .
Price, of Ftoar Drops to Lesa Than $7
. -. a Barrel. . t
' Minneapolis, Nov. 4. For the first
time in more than five - years flour
went under tbe $7 a barrel price here
today, the .decline following a .break
in the wheat market yesterday.- One
large mill reduced Its price 15 cents on
family natenta. making their quotation
$0.90 a barrel wben sold in car lots in
9S-pouDd sacks. Tbe range here today
was, 6M Q 7.00. ' - ' ' t
German Mark Dewa to t.41 Cants,
III the twrlata Prvas.) ,;, ,
New York. Nov . 6. The German
mark today established another - low
record, selling at 0.41 eots.
PROHIBITION AGENTS '
S1IOI LD DEFEND THEMSELVES
From Attacks of Rotleggers and Arm
ed Criminals, Says M. E. Church
Board.
(Hy- the Auwciatr row.)
Washington, Nov. 5. Prohibition
agents in the opinion of the board of
temperance prohibition and public
morals of the Methodist Episcopal
ChnrchV "should be instructed to rc
memlier their wives, children and the
people of the 1'nlted States iwhen their
lives are placed In danger- from boot
leggers or moonshiners."
-."Some people seem to be snritrised
that the Board of Temperance of tlie
Metboflist Kplscopal. Church slionld
suggest tivhi arohiliit,lon oflieers have a
fright'. lliefind tbeaartrsiiJd,
lt-afi.-fi.-elr VvhPn ttirestnened hv" arm-
effocflvel.v'VrhCn threafnewed hy"-arnv
ed crlminnly," the Board stated in a
statement issued today amplifying h
previous statement along the same
lines.
"The cries of bereft children of faith
ful prohibition officers rise to hertven. '
the stnteuient continues. "It is! noth
ing less than murderous to expect pro
hibition officers, to await the fire of
liontliggers with guns In their bands.
"Bootleggers are the worst kind of
criminals, frequently ex-convicts and
cruel killers. They are dangerous iu
the extreme. When a bootlegger draws
a gun he should lie fired npon and that
quickly. They (the prohibition ofll
cers) owe It to themselves, their wives
and their children.' and above nil to
the majesty of the law."
A BAKEBTl'BXS t'OKX HIShKK
Casliler of Failing Hllaols Institution
Tarns to Farm for Living.
From cashier of a bank to a corn
hunker at 4 cents a bushel, iu less
than three -weeks' time, this is '.he
record of E. J. Woolever, cashier of
the Bardolph, III State Bank, recent
ly closed by examiners from tne ;tcte
auditor's office. Woolever's own mon
ey was on deposit In tbe bantc and
when the institution was closod ho
sought a job husking corn to min-
1-ort big family.
Centenary of Mission Work.
New York,'' Nov. 6. Ths centennial
of the Domestic and Foreign Mission
ary Society of the. Episcopal Church la
to have a world-wide observance to
morrow. The society was tounoed in
1X21 under the leadership nf Bishop
White of Pennsylvania, Chaplain of
tbe Continental Congress, ana urst
Chaplain of the Congress orgonized
under the Federal Constitution.
The scope of the society's work
during the century of its existence in
cludes the six continents except Aus
tralia, and every fine of the five races
of mankind.. $n 1835 -.the -Church sent
Jacksqn Kemper, her first missionary
bishop, into Indiana. Missouri. Kansas
and Nebraska, and the littlo known re
gions to the -north. 9 wireless pioneer
In the thirty-five years of bis episco
pate, be travelled 300,000 miles.
- Since 1S35 no (enter than seventy
domestic missionary bishops have been
commissioned.1 The , venerable . Bishop
Tnttle of -.MbftxmrL- the present Prim
us of the church, was a pioneer mis
sionary bishop more than half a cen
tury ago. : i . .
rnion Organiser Flogged.
Mobile. Nov, 4. John E. .Winstanley.
official organizer of the American Fed
eration of Xaoor, of Mobile, Is in a
hospital in Maria nna. Florida, 'suffer
ing from gainful - , wounds received
when- tied to a tree and flogged bv a
party a; Bherman. Florida. Saturday,
according, . to word ; - received here
Thursday." ' . ,'' '' ; -. V. . -
f According to Flia. tbe lady ol
ancient Borne used perfume so ex
travagantly: that attention was drawn
to bT approach, if for no other oaJsc
by the fragrance that streamed frojn
her hair and clothes.. : j v-"... ;,
"When LocreiUj Borgia was betroth
ed to Alfonsd d Erite, at tbe beginning
of the leth century, her bridal outfit
Included i single dress worth 20,000
ducats, and a hat worth half that
sum., " : ....-
MSTOL DI EL EARIT TODAY ' :
r ! NEAR SOUTHERN STATION
J. D. Boyd and -Budr LaiighDn" Ar
rested and Placed I'rider $50 Rand
,rJ. D. Boyd and "Bnd" J f Jingl &tS
young white man of this dtv. were! ...
rested' by the locaal police early this
morning at the Southern passenger
station charged with a shooting af
fray. , and lioth were released nnder
$,100 bond for appearance at record
er's court Monday.
Boyd told the jiolice, they fold, that
Tughl!n started the trouble, , arid
Ijiughlin. according to , the police.
hnrged that Boyd started the trouble.
The police were told by Boyd that
while he was In the passenger station
Waiting for train Xo. 20, Langhlin
came in, and said: "Boyd, nove you
got anything against me?".. Boyd re
plied "Xo," according to his statement
to the fflollce, whereupon Tiuglilin Is
alleged to have said, "If you are here
when I come hack I am going to kill
yon." , ,
Jack Iloftson, Bill Hcrshmnn and E.
O. Smith, who were with Boyd, then
got hint to bring them to the business
part of. the city, and tried to get Boyd
away from Laughlin. Boyd, who is a
jitney" driver, returned to the sta
tion, however; first going by his home
and getting his pistol. He went, bnck
"to the station, he nld. because he Was
engaged In his htisiness . there, and
wanted to get-any passengers who got
off'of Xo. 20. .
Just as he drove, up to the station
platform and was hocking in, Boyd
ffntes,, Langhhlln shot at him from
the south end of the station building.
Tho bullet passed through the top of
Boyd's car. Without waiting to get
out of his car,' Boyd returned the fire,
he stated, aud After getting out of his
car fired twice more, Laucbiin shot
but once, but an. examination of his
gun, the police, stated; showed that the
gun snapped twice.
The police were notified and both
men were 'arrested. They gave bond
and were released, laughlin, accord
ing to the police, had been drinking.
Boyd stated that be bad never had
any trouble with Latighlin while the
latter was solier. .
SIR JAMES CRAIG AND
LLOYD GEORGE CONFER
lister Premier aad British Premier
- Hold Long Conference at the Resi
dence of Later. . '
(Br the AsMdstea Press.)
lxtiKlon', Xov. Si. Sir James Craig,
tho lUster premier, pot long after his.
arrival in Jndon today had a. long
interview with Prima Minister Lloyd
Oeorge at the latters official residence
la TVwnlri'
BnSSritflIn
is, also was present at the
Iain: gnvernmr
of Commons,
interview.
Not long after Sir James had left
the Premier's residence he was quoted
bv a rpresentatlve of the Belfast.
graph as stating he had-called on Mr.
Lloyd (leorge and Sir Robert Home,
chancellor of the excehequer ns a re
suit of an- invitation received today.
Sir James according to the newspaper
representaitive. added .
"I bave arranged that, if and when
T'lster's interests are reached in the
Irish conference, all the Ulster repre
sentatives will he asked to attend. Iu
the meantime nothing wil be settled
liehlnd our backs."
WEEKS' ANSWER TO THE
CHARGES OF -WATSON
Says "No Decent Man Would Make
Such . Charges,'' as Watson Has
Made.
(By the Asam-latrd Pre.)
Washington, Xov. I. Secretary
Wepks, referring to the charges
against army nurses In particular and
the nlleged exeeotlon of soldiers with
out courts martial, in general, made
in the Senate by Senator watson, of
(Sorgin made the following statement.
today:
"Xo decent, man woild make such
charges, and 1 measure my words when
I stiy that."
FAIR WEATHER
For the Carolina V. , M. I. Football
Game in Richmond, Vs., Today.
' IHr tkc Am'luti Prnu.
ltichmond, Vu., Nov. o. With fair
and somcwhut cool weather, prevailing
here, crowds are here for tickets to
attend the local football games on the
local gridirons today, the Virginia
Military Institute eleven and the I nl-
versify of Xorth Caroliun team playing
at Mayo Island Park; and wake For
est College aud the 1'nlversily of
Richmond eleven hot t ling at West-
bainpton stadium.
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INVITATION
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I' 0 Building and-Loan which opened NO- V
S VEMBER 1st. ' .
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ginning this splendid way of saving; in ' '
subscribing to stock' NOW. There is
danger ahead if you are not saving' a
t part of what you earn. . ,
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The Concord Daily Tribune
and the Leading , Merch
ants of City to Co-operate
in Educational Campaign.
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SERIES OF ARTICLES '
TO APPEAR WEEKLY
Each Article Is to Be Strik- .
ingly Illustrated : and Are
to Appear Once a Week in
The Tribune,
The Tribune presents to--its renders -'
today the beginning of an' altogether
unique campaign; introducing tbe Spe- -. :
cinl and KlucatiomU Honie Catalogue.. ;
This is designed to impress npon tbe -residents
of Concord and vicinity the .!
Importanee and value of dealing wlrU - :
Concord mer-hants and to reward each .
Interested person for any part, tbey t
may take In the enterprise.!
Tbe Special and Educational Homo "
Catalogue will be' found in the adver- '
rising columns of The Tribune today
and will appear eoeh week for fla con- i ;
sccutlve a-eeks.
Here are ten reasons,' that are good. .
why people -in and around Concord . ' '
sbisild trade here: ' " t
' First A town that is good enough :
for a uuin to live In is gHHl enough for '
hi in to trade In. - -....': :':
I .. Second Tho good fanner puts ev .
erything buck Into tbe -soil that ho- '
can. . Likewise a good citizen should I
put all he can into his own community. 1
Third If the farmer will patronise, f
the merchant, 'then the mercbaat in
turn patronizes the farmer, and mutual "'
patronage brings mutual prosperity. -1
Fourth By keeping Concord earned (
money In Concord,- there .-.will be no '
danger of bard times or financial stria- :
geucles. - ' . , '' , "i
Fifth If Is Unrensonnlile that mon
ey earned in and around - Couoord '
should hc.sent to Chicago. St, Lonls or v :
New ' York ; there., lo build beautiful r
nhnrches,'. schools and sky-piercing
buildings.. Where Is the"" money com.'
lug from iojuiild .these things tor n?:;"
'VvSixthJtverr .'dollar ..invested .or''
while cvetj- eenr sent ia of (ow-ord- h -
helps 'some other city or community.
. Scventli Communlly spirit la the
greatest. city builder known. "Buy ut-
Tele-H"nf" teaches community spirit above
a" thing else. ' '
Eighth Intense cultivation of Con
cord's resources and advantages .will
make It a very wenlfby city. ' ,
Ninth It Is to'the Uidlvidual Itciic
fit of every citisen of a community to
tra'de In that community. It is the
only sound, economic principle since'
out of the pockets of homo Industrie
are. paid the taxes that support the
coinmouwealth. ' - .- .
Tenth Concord is a '"farm" wailing
for cultivation. IVillars plaflteil here '
will bring in a surprisingly large har
vest iu a very short time. It will
mean more Jobs, bigger salaries, more
homes and prosperity for all.. ,. -
Citizenship and 'patriotism Consists -of
something more than voting, paylug .
taxes and 'cheering the flag. In case
of war, could you respect a neighbor i
who deserted your flag, joined the en
emy and fongbt against the country
which hnd given him freedom, oppor
tunity and happiness . "i M. . , I
Yon can't afford to desert the com
munity in which you live- from which !
you get your living. -The welfare of
your home community should be your
flrl thought because .rnit' i-ise or fall
with It. , ,
Auxiliary Conference ''in All Saints'
Churrh. ' '.; '
Sirs. T. W. Bickett, -preshlenf of the
IibHi-son Auxiliary nnd-:her executive
board will hold a oneway leonference
in Concord, including thearloiis aux-.
ilinries of the nelglhoringtwns next
Monday. Xovcmher 7tb. in All Soints'
Episcopal Church. - - ':!)..".
The Woman's Auxiliary , Of All
Saints' will be hostess to the visitors
at a luncheon at one o'clock nt -the
home of Mrs. Cameron McRoe. v..
Approximately 65,000 - locomotives'
are in use on 'American railways ,
Mi